Plaza Pelicanos Club Beach Resort
Puerto Vallarta, MXAll travelers
Our take
Family‑friendly all‑inclusive resort with a beach club and entertainment in Puerto Vallarta.
- 186 rooms
- ~15 min from PVR
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Resort facts & overview
- Location
- Puerto Vallarta, MX
- Audience
- All travelers
- Brand
- Independent
- Rooms
- 186
- Dining listed
- -
- Airport
- PVR
- Transfer
- ~15 min
Family‑friendly all‑inclusive resort with a beach club and entertainment in Puerto Vallarta.
Food & drink
MixedBuffet is limited and repetitive, with the à la carte requiring an 8am reservation scramble that many never win. Expect basic seasoning-forward Mexican fare, not variety.
high confidence
What you'll enjoy
- Good seasoning on hot dishes
- Afternoon burger station for kids
- Late-night snacks after 11pm
- Decent dessert selection
Heads up
- Same buffet items daily
- Long lines with depleted options
- À la carte reservations near impossible
- Cheap wines, watered-down drinks
Dining overview
All‑inclusive includes a buffet‑style Mexican/International restaurant (El Huerto), plus Italian and Asian specialty restaurants, a café, sports bar with karaoke, and snack/pizzeria at the beach club.
Beach
MixedThe resort sits near the beach but does not have its own beachfront: you cross to a sister property's beach club to reach the sand. The location is walkable but the setup surprises guests expecting beachfront.
medium confidence
What you'll enjoy
- Short walk to beach access
- Beach club at sister property
- Close to Puerto Vallarta stores
Heads up
- Not directly on the beach
- Photos misleadingly suggest beachfront
- Must cross road for beach access
Detailed beach reporting coming soon.
Pools
StrongTwo pools including a heated one are the property's strongest asset, with standout poolside servers like Julian and Claudio. Tile damage and safety gaps hold it back from great.
high confidence
What you'll enjoy
- Heated pool, welcome in cooler months
- Two pool options on property
- Standout poolside servers
- Swim-up bar available
Heads up
- Broken tile has cut guests
- No pool security, theft reported
- Bars not always open simultaneously
Rooms & suites
186 roomsStandard and Superior rooms feature marble details, air‑conditioning, coffeemaker, and some sea‑view or ground‑floor patio options; also one‑bedroom suites at the beach club.
Room details here are AI-assisted, compiled from the resort's own website and public sources. Categories and names change often — confirm the exact room when you book.
What’s included
MixedCheap for a reason: you get what you pay for, and even at the price point many feel shortchanged by dated rooms and thin service. Budget travelers accept it; anyone expecting resort polish walks away disappointed.
high confidence
What you'll enjoy
- Low nightly rate for Puerto Vallarta
- Heated pool included
- Some servers deliver real hospitality
Heads up
- Rooms show heavy wear and broken fixtures
- Fee to change reservation dates
- Front desk unresponsive to problems
- Property slated for demolition, minimal upkeep
Package inclusions and upgrade access have not been collected yet. Confirm them for your room and dates when booking.
Amenities & activities
Couples
StretchNot a romance destination: aging rooms, mixed-age pool scene, and service friction undercut any couples vibe. Fine for a cheap getaway, not an anniversary.
medium confidence
What you'll enjoy
- Quiet grounds away from traffic
- Rooftop views (when open)
Heads up
- Tired, dated rooms
- Rooftop hot tubs closed
- No adults-only spaces
- Light drinks and basic wine list
Families
StretchWorkable for budget family trips with a kids-friendly pool and burger station, but no elevator, aging rooms, and ignored accessibility requests create real friction. Manageable, not effortless.
medium confidence
What you'll enjoy
- Kids burger station in afternoon
- Two pools including heated
- Walkable to beach and shops
Heads up
- Third-floor rooms with no elevator
- Accessibility requests ignored
- No in-room safe for valuables
- Pool tile damage caused injuries
Peace & Quiet
StrongThe grounds themselves are calm and low-key, with no noisy traffic and relaxing common areas. Entertainment is minimal, which suits those who want to read by the pool.
medium confidence
What you'll enjoy
- No traffic noise
- Calm, relaxing common areas
- Quiet rooms
- Low-key entertainment schedule
Heads up
- Entertainment described as sparse or unchanged
Resort amenities include two heated outdoor pools (one family pool with swim‑up bar, one at beach club), heated Beach Club pool with DJ and snack/pizzeria service, tennis court, supervised kids club, spa, nightly entertainment.
What guests say
Medium confidence73 reviews · through Nov 2026
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Guests praise the pool and cleanliness but complain about the rooms, service, and food and dining, with the resort described as best for pool people and quiet relaxation.
Consistently praised
Recurring complaints
Best suited for
What past guests say
“It's not a beachfront hotel, although it does have a beach pool. Most of the rooms and other amenities are located in a separate section from the beach club. It has two restaurants: one buffet-style and another specializing in dinner with reservations. Rooms don't have balconies, and you can't hang wet towels or clothes out to dry. There's no Wi-Fi in the rooms. The service is generally okay, nothing extraordinary.”
★★★★☆
“The bathroom infrastructure in the rooms is not very comfortable, the food is not tasty or varied, and they charge extra for every little detail in the room.”
★★☆☆☆
★★★★★
“Three bad points for this hotel: there's no elevator to the rooms; second, the shower and bathtub are very small; and third, and the worst for me, is that you have to check out at 10:30 am, right after your stay ends. At other hotels I've been to, checkout is at 12:00 pm, so they're taking away an hour and a half.<br><br>But otherwise, the food, rooms, and facilities were very good, and the staff is very attentive.”
★★☆☆☆
★★★★★
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Videos
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Know before you book
- Aging rooms and maintenance issues
- Limited loungers at pools and beach
- Small beach with murky water and vendors
- Not directly on the beach
What you should know
What to Know
This is Plaza Pelicanos Beach Club, not the neighboring Grand, and it is scheduled to be demolished as part of the group's expansion, which explains the minimal maintenance. Book the à la carte at 8am sharp, bring your own safe solution, and do not expect a beachfront setup.
high confidence
What you'll enjoy
- Walking distance to shops and restaurants
Heads up
- Property slated for demolition
- No elevator to upper floors
- No in-room safes
- À la carte reservations open at 8am and fill fast
- Beach access is across the road at sister property
- Front desk slow with check-in and requests
- Rooftop hot tubs currently closed
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What we know
Everything below comes from data we collected: here's the inventory for this resort.Updated October 2026- Photos
- 5
- Review excerpts
- 20
- Dining venues
- Not yet collected
- Menus
- Not yet collected
- Room categories
- Not yet collected
- Videos
- 3
- Editorial lenses
- 8
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- Last updated
- October 7, 2026
- Sources
- Google PlacesDirect resort media
- Completeness
- 50%
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- 5 photos
- 21 videos
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